IUCN status: Near Threatened
EPBC Threat Rating: Not assessed
IUCN claim: “Predation by red foxes may be a threat, however, there was no population level response observed in areas where foxes have been controlled.”
No studies
No studies
There are no studies linking foxes to western mice.
Evidence linking Pseudomys occidentalis to foxes. Systematic review of evidence for an association between Pseudomys occidentalis and foxes. Positive studies are in support of the hypothesis that foxes contribute to the decline of Pseudomys occidentalis, negative studies are not in support. Predation studies include studies documenting hunting or scavenging; baiting studies are associations between poison baiting and threatened mammal abundance where information on predator abundance is not provided; population studies are associations between threatened mammal and predator abundance.
Wallach et al. 2023 In Submission